The price paid for our security and freedom is reflected in the faces and stories of California's 750 fallen in the Global War on Terror along with poignant handwritten notes from loved ones that are being incorporated into this year's Manteca Memorial Day ceremonies.

Manteca will need to spend at least $159 million from local sources to pay for three new interchanges, upgrades to three existing interchanges and to widen overcrossings on Louise Avenue and Cottage Avenue to four lanes.

A Lathrop businessman who has never shied away from politics is facing a $2,500 fine from the Fair Political Practices Commission for an unauthorized flier he admittedly distributed during the 2014 election cycle.